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Clipped from WPVI-TV, PA
January 29, 2003
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Homeless Man Cleared
of Murder
By Associated Press
READING, PA - Murder charges
against a homeless man were dismissed after a Berks County judge ruled
that a fingerprint found on a cigarette carton was not proof of the
man's guilt.
Judge Thomas Eshelman dismissed second-degree murder and assault charges
against 35-year-old Eduardo Padilla, and Padilla was released from the
Berks County Prison on Friday.
Eighty-one-year-old Peter Morrell of Wyomissing died ten days after he
was assaulted and robbed June 27th, 2000, at his Liberty Hat Cleaning
Shop in Reading.
Police found Padilla's fingerprint on a cigarette carton dropped by the
robber. Five other fingerprints on the carton were not identified.
Police said Padilla admitted stealing cigarettes from Morrell's shop but
denied touching Morrell.
Copyright © 2003 by The Associated Press.
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